The two trees in the Highway 99 median are the state’s unofficial north-south marker.
The Palm and the Pine, a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it roadside landmark of mysterious origin, will be removed for the widening of Highway 99 near Madera.Map: Biggest of the California wildfires that started amid Monday’s lightning
The road project set to begin this summer will widen about 8 miles of the freeway from four lanes to six, and the oleander-filled median strip will be reduced to a concrete barrier, thethat though the two trees will have to be removed, there is a plan for a marker in the center of the road as well as 15 palm trees and 15 pines on the west shoulder.
The original pine — actually a Deodar cedar — toppled in a storm in 2005 and was replaced by what looks to be another cedar. The Deodar cedar is not native to California, or to anywhere in the Americas. Its palm partner is also a non-native.
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